
PRESS RELEASE
PA Gaming Control Board Adds May 10 hearings on Pittsburgh-Area Proposals
HARRISBURG: Because of overwhelming public interest in gaming facilities proposed for the Pittsburgh area, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has added a day of public-input hearings on the applications, Anne LaCour Neeb, Executive Director of the PGCB, said today.
The new date, Wednesday May 10, 2006, is in addition to the previously announced April 18, 2006, and April 19, 2006, hearings on these proposals.
About the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is tasked to oversee all aspects of gambling involving 17 land-based casinos, online casino games, retail and online sports wagering, and Video Gaming Terminals (VGTs) at qualified truck stops, along with the regulation of online fantasy sports contests.
The land-based casino industry in Pennsylvania consists of six racetrack (Category 1) casinos, five stand-alone (Category 2) casinos, two resort (Category 3) casinos and four mini-casinos (Category 4). A significant job generator in the Commonwealth, casinos and the other types of Board-regulated gaming generated $2.66 billion in tax revenue and fees in 2024.
Additional information about both the PGCB’s gaming regulatory efforts and Pennsylvania’s gaming industry can be found at gamingcontrolboard.pa.gov.